Where does “обосновывать” come from?

обосновывать (Russian) comes from Russian обоснова́ть, from Russian основа́ть — to found, establish.

обосновывать (Russian): to substantiate, to justify, to validate

Definitions

  1. to substantiate, to justify, to validate

Ancestry of “обосновывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianобоснова́тьto substantiate, to justify, to validate (e.g. an argument)
2Russianоснова́тьto found, establish

Words derived from “обосновывать

Every word from Russian основа́тьEvery word from Russian обоснова́ть